Tackling-dummy releaser



Dec. 21 1926.

` .T. HENDERSON TAQKLING DUMMY R'ELEASER Filed Feb. 1. 192e dummy.

' 'Amma-tion leafrebrurju, 1aed `Seriali The -bjectyof my inventan is to prvide a' tackling dummy vreleaserofNery' simple,`

l l'inexpensive v, and `fdurahlef and 4-'efficient' contaxzlil'edjand which I'orovidedV with Simple n meehanism, whereby theV tension ofthe hold' 'i ing meansV may be Varied lor rgulatedor l0 the pu pose of determining the resietanee'r Cto the releasingaction.'A

With these andgotherwohjeets `inyie\y,my n lnyentlon onslsts 1n the eonstruotiomar- "fi-rangement vand-comhlnation*j ofthe varlous v '15 partsof mytaeklingfdummy releaSer, Where# f :bythe objeetscontemplated areattained,

hereii'iafterl,y more fully i set `'o'rthfpointedout in my ola'ims, and lilluetrated in theatieomfv Y panyi'ngV drawings inzwhi'eh: vf 2o ."-Figurell '"Sai'perspeetlye View Uffa taek' lingdummy releaser embodying my, inven- 25 'It s-inowjthe common practioe in c'oaeh imgmen for-football gamesto fusea tackling j game. v The.` dummy feanfloe yused v'Without 'hrusing or linjuring'Y thefquad" and can' be g" Jvarled, m height and arrangement tosult a' (the, releasing operation.

desirable' results are attained-.jl

= l usedA the: reference Character `A lt'o indicate TAcKLING-DUMMY' EILEASERQ thick. i. a

This st1=ap""'or' loar'` of'gteelfisfbent'iat thef mddle toy form-aloopindicatedhy the'hjar-i I yfacter 10- extenfding` perhaps substantially which will release the dummy 'when it isf4 pair lof, strap-'members inclined awayi'from each other, aslat'll; thence `(yiewimg the'de- Vice as in `position 'for use)'' downwardlyY in"Y Y parallel portions 125i as shown r11- Figure4 2.

Y AThe-opposite4 members of thebarf-orstrap' v65 V. are then' 'inclined-:inwardly "toWard'l-eaoh l Aother asiat 13 and`=attheir adj'afee'nt/ endeVv j flltjthe4 points 1Wherethe portions :lfend at their lower 'parts andthe portions :l lb'ef gin; they'orm-roughly" aVt .reeeiye :the

dummy homing-boon This h gonfis a dou., ble-ended hook, Comprising a vCe'1 1t ``;ftl shank member *15,-* having? anf` angularhook2316 at Y Y g 1f. Vits upper end adapted tohaVe-its pent-rah if portinfgreceivedintheV3 -yvhiehglfhayeim .f fiFigure 2iSa, front elevation or"l the ref] leaser alone;Y I

'dicated-at;VV in Figure mFormed on the shank Aat with the shank lfforv holdingl the; ringl 18 against acoidental renewal..1 iv '5 '1 100111,26 on which maybe 'mountedf-.the 11111127;

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lea's'er eompzrlsingthe looplOf'andi thefipar'ale the 'lower end Y fthreo'f "isfanordinary hook I *memheri 17. y which' vm z 1' `y'fhefinserted*through a? loop '118,59

j @The purposeiste enable the?playerl to.;v

tacklethedummy `u lderf:conditionseimulat.` Sofing as nearly as' possible 'those of. a"Z football Y so Y tothevV betweenthe members lland a' dummy 19 isvsupportedfthereby, the hook member l'grestsdeep enough ,in the V so that when the Adummy 19Y is tackled with 'considerable' f0rce,"`the portions `13 and the arms 12 will be sprung apart far Venough to releasetheshook 16 and allow the dummy to be.V droppedA to the ground. f

Itwill be seen that the tensionimposed onthe device for resisting the releasing operation' may be easily Vand simply regulated by -tightening or lloosening the winginut'? on the bolt 26.' v y By providing the loop10 yand the neck between that loop Vandthe arms 12,1 `lind that I can getv a considera-ble variationA in this tension, so 4astocause `the dummy to as I ma'yjdesire to be released Vwith suchV application of force,

have used for the purpose.V v l This feature is also important in'inaking it possible to employ the same dummy. forv highschool and grade vschool 'boys 'andvv for i college and university'men. v l y YAll hat is necessary to restore-*the device t0=operative position, Vv'after the dummy has been released, is to again place the hook 16 with the dummy supported onY the hook 17 in the'V; f f f I i'ind vthat thegdevice-works satisfactoryY regardless of the direction from which" the dummy is struck.

v Vgoing descriptionof its construction and use'. The device isfv'ery` Vsimple in construction.4

There is,of cr'iurse,v always a considerable down pull on `.the dummy when itis being- 'Theadvant-agesrof such a tackling dummy releaser are largely` obvious fromtlie forevIt' is easy to assen'nbl'ef an'dunderstand. Y It operates accuratelywandV effectively lfor Vreq vleasing thedummy and the tension vimposed upon it lfor determining thev resistance vof the releasing operation can be readily and easily Y. *A e Y Y regulated. v e. Y Y

`Thelreleaser can be supported almost anywhere'-wliei'e van overhead bar or supporte-an be made available. Y

It can, lofV course, be readily and easily'l transported from Vplace to place. f

AThe whole^releaser weighs lonly av few Y pounds.

Iclaim as my invention:y Y 1;In a tackling dummy releaser,1a pair of re'silientyarms connected together at one end and inclined toward and to each other` at i their-lower ends andrprovided at their-lower Y fadJacent ends withdownwardly inclined pori tions forming substantially a V, a c letachable'v memberjhaving a portion kadapted to be re-v ceivediii .said V and aportio'n adaptedtohold `l`the tackling dummy, said arms 'b'eing"'ai- 'ranged to: hold their lower ends together un'-Y der tension.

2;. In a tackling dummyrreleaser, apair oil?Y resilient arms connected together at. one end andl inclined toward `:and to 'eachother at y their ,lower ends and lprovided .at theiry lower adjacent ends with downwardly,inclined V3.-In a tackling dummy 'releas'ei, a pair of resilient; arms connected Y.togetherat one end j and 'inclin'edtoward and togeach other at their lower ends and provided at theiry lower adj acentje'nds with downwardly vinclinedporf tions Vforming substantially ak V,a' detach-V able meinberfhavin g aportion adapted to be received in said V and a portion adapted to hold thetacklingdummy, said arms being arijanged; to hold-'their lower ends together under tension, and means for varying suchtension, said means Vcomprising a bolt eX- .tende'd between the arms, and aV nut adjustablev onl said bolt tendra-wing 13h@v arms. t0 gether, l -v Y v .f Y

4. Ina-tackling dummy releaser, a spring steelV strapfor bar having at its upper,rce n tralrv portion, a loop with a 'contracted neck at one end and having arms extending down-y wardly from said neck and provided with `portions at their lower ends inclinedltoward j each other-'and then. downwardly, saidl de-Y vice being,A 'resilientrforfholding` Vthe lower ends'of the device together under't'ension.

1 I5.V In a tackling dummy'releaser,,a spring vsteel-strap ci" bar having at its upper, central portion, a loop with a contracted neck a't-fone endandhaving arms extending down- Y -wardly freinA said yneck and provided Vwith portionsat their lower'ends inclined toward each other'and then'down'wardly, saidtdevice being resilient for holding the lower ends of the'devicetogetherv ndertension,

and means Vfor varying s'aidltension. Y,

V6 In a tackling dummyV releaser, aspring ysteellstrafp orbar having at its iupper, centra-lzip'ortion, a loop with af contracted neck at one end and having-armsextending downv wardly'from sa-ida neck andprovided with portions at theirnlower ends inclined toward the device together under tension, a releasable 'device having at oneend a hook adaptv each other and then downwardly,said device being resilient for holding they lower ends of ed to overliethe said inclined portions,v and r a means for supporting aweighted member.

steel strap or bar havingat its'upperycentral portion, a loop withfa Vcontracted neck at one end and having arms extending down- -wardlyv''rom said -neck and provided with Y' portions at their lower Y ends inclined toward each otherV andgthen. downwardlyfsaid device being resilient ,for :holding the,` lower Y 7. Inatacklingdummyreleaser, ia. spring Y irl v :ende ofv the device 'together under tension; portie-ne et their lower endsk inclined 'Cowerd' ',and means for Varyingsa-id tension,areleas each other and thenfdfownwardly,said-device,

.f f able device having at one end a hook' adapted being resilient -forjholdingthe lower ends of f. Y

to ovellethe said inclined portions', and n tliefdevcetogether under tension, and mea-ins 5 means for supporting a Weighted-member. vfor 'Varying saldi tension,V saidfmeans' coin- 15'l t 8. In a tackling .dummy releas-er, a spring -prisin'g a bolt extended through 'said arms' steel strap or barlieving atAv iteuppenfcenand-ellavingv-an vadjustable Inemb'eron one tral portion,f a loop Witbta.Y contracted neck end.; 1 *c y f U *atene end and having arms extending cloWn "Des Moines,l IovvmNovember 12, 1925. u I 0 wardly.fromsaid lneck ancl'fpr'ovided l, j, HENDERSON. 

